GORDON MCLEOD PLANT HIRE LIMITED

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SC343703 · ltd · incorporated 2008-06-02
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 17.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£437.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 17.3y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £436,968
Cash YoY
-2%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£34k
↓ 1.7% YoY
Net Worth
£437k
↑ 1.9% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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£0£87k£175k£262k£350k£437kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Cash£34.3k£34.9k
Net assets£437.0k£428.8k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-18
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  2. 2025-12-18
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    Charge satisfied #1
  3. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-02-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-12-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-06-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  10. 2021-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-09-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2017-09-09
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  17. 2017-09-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  18. 2011-08-08
    ➕
    MCLEOD, Gordon George appointed
    director
  19. 2011-07-31
    ➕
    JACKSON, Margaret Jane Muldon appointed
    secretary
  20. 2011-07-31
    ➖
    GIRVAN, Michael resigned
    secretary
  21. 2011-07-31
    ➖
    GIRVAN, Irene Jean resigned
    director
  22. 2010-08-04
    ➕
    JACKSON, Margaret Jane Muldoon appointed
    director
  23. 2009-01-27
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
  24. 2008-12-03
    ➖
    GIRVAN, Irene resigned
    secretary
  25. 2008-12-03
    ➕
    GIRVAN, Michael appointed
    secretary
  26. 2008-12-03
    ➕
    GIRVAN, Irene Jean appointed
    director
  27. 2008-12-03
    ➖
    MCLEOD, Gordon resigned
    director
  28. 2008-06-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GORDON MCLEOD PLANT HIRE LIMITED
  29. 2008-06-02
    ➕
    GIRVAN, Irene appointed
    secretary
  30. 2008-06-02
    ➕
    MCLEOD, Gordon appointed
    director

Owner dependency

98/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MCLEOD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Marbill Holdings (Scotland) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Marbill Holdings (Scotland) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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GORDON MCLEOD PLANT HIRE LIMITED
This company · SC343703

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Marbill Holdings (Scotland) Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-06-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Johnston Carmichael
227 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 2ND
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-12
Last: 2025-05-29

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

JACKSON, Margaret Jane Muldon→
secretary · appointed 2011-07-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JACKSON, Margaret Jane Muldoon→
director · ~69y · appointed 2010-08-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCLEOD, Gordon George→
director · ~60y · appointed 2011-08-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GIRVAN, Irene→
secretary · appointed 2008-06-02 · resigned 2008-12-03
Resigned
GIRVAN, Michael→
secretary · appointed 2008-12-03 · resigned 2011-07-31
Resigned
GIRVAN, Irene Jean→
director · ~58y · appointed 2008-12-03 · resigned 2011-07-31
Resigned
MCLEOD, Gordon→
director · ~60y · appointed 2008-06-02 · resigned 2008-12-03
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
Bond & floating charge1 property27/01/200918/12/2025

Recent filings (67 total)

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-07
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-14